World Screen

LONDON, June 4: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has scored a raft of presales for the second season of Live From Abbey Road, which returns with an all-new lineup of international performers. Broadcasters for the new season include Channel 4 in the …

NEW YORK, June 4: Classic Media, an Entertainment Rights subsidiary, is gearing up for the 60th anniversary of Casper in 2009 with an expanded licensing program across categories like apparel and DVDs, as well as a new CGI-animated TV series. …

LONDON, June 4: Cake Distribution has secured a raft of sales for its animated reality show Total Drama Island with Cartoon Network channels in the U.S., Latin America, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The series …

LOS ANGELES, June 4: TLC is set to debut the new workplace talent series The Singing Office, hosted by Spice Girl Melanie Brown (Mel B.) and former *NSYNC member Joey Fatone, on June 29 at 9 p.m. Each week, the …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, June 4: Canadian writer-producer Kathy Slevin has aligned with executive producer Phyllis Platt of Platt Productions, responsible for the CBC’s Booky family TV-movie trilogy, and Cathy Malatesta and Bryan Taw of Los Angeles-based Lawless Entertainment, for the production …

LONDON, June 4: Turner Broadcasting has appointed British interactive company Two Way Media to create 16 games over the next two years for BT Vision’s IPTV platform, based on kids’ properties like Ben 10 and Scooby Doo. The games will …

MONTREAL, June 4: Interactive entertainment company Ludia has launched a Hell’s Kitchen USA downloadable game, based on Granada America’s hit series for FOX that stars celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. The game recreates the show’s intense competitions, featuring a series of …

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4: National Geographic Ventures, in partnership with Broadmedia Corporation, has debuted a local-language version of its web portal in Japan. The site features content such as photo galleries and videos, as well as localized news and events …

NEW YORK, June 4: Dave Sharat has been named the VP of marketing and licensing for Asia Pacific at 4Kids Entertainment, based in Hong Kong. Sharat will manage the company’s licensing and marketing activities throughout Asia, including India, responsible for …

NEW YORK, June 4: American Greetings Properties has named Julie Davis as its senior brand manager and Matt Schweitzer as brand manager, based in the company’s New York City office. In her new role, Davis will focus on building and …